Category Archives
Franklin Fluorescent Minerals
Monday, April 21, 2008
I realized I haven't taken any photos of my fluorescent minerals using a digital SLR. I decided it was time, and took a practice run a few
Kiwanis Presentation
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Last week I had the honor and privilege of giving a presentation to our local Kiwanis club on the topic of collecting fluorescent minerals
Friday Glow Blogging: Uranium Glass
Saturday, February 26, 2005
And now, it's time for something a little different. It's not only rocks that glow when exposed to UV light; a few summers ago we
Friday Glow Blogging: English Fluorite
Saturday, February 19, 2005
English fluorite is one of the brightest of all fluorescent minerals, and this fine, 1" crystal specimen, illuminated by longwave UV light
Friday Glow Blogging: Wernerite
Saturday, February 12, 2005
This nicely cut piece of Wernerite is from Canada. It's about 3 inches long and glows a very bright yellow under long-wave UV light.
Friday Glow Blogging: Novacekite
Saturday, February 5, 2005
This brilliant green novacekite is from Mexico. It's one of the most brilliant specimens we own, and it fluoresces when exposed to
Friday Glow Blogging: Creamy Fluorite
Saturday, January 29, 2005
This week's glowblog entry is a creamy brown piece of fluorite from Ohio. Activated by long-wave ultraviolet light, this piece stands in
Friday Glow Blogging: Calcite Crystal
Saturday, January 22, 2005
One of a few nice pieces we picked up at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show a few years ago, this is a fine specimen of crystal calcite that
Friday Glow Blogging: Calcite and Barite
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Rich red calcite combine with creamy white barite to form one of my favorite mineral combinations. This is one of the famous Franklin
Friday Glowrocks Blogging
Saturday, January 8, 2005
Hey, I've seen Friday Orchid Blogging as well as the now prototypical Friday Cat Blogging, so I'm adding Friday Glowrocks Blogging, a new,
Glowrocks
Thursday, January 29, 2004
This is a photo of my favorite fluorescent mineral; a beautiful, brilliant 4 color piece from the Franklin mines of New Jersey.
This is
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